We're headed towards the year-end and festive season as at a rapid rate and this November month has been light on content and episodes after a generally busy first four months of the Talking Transformation Podcast. We did celebrate a fascinating insight into the housing market here in SA and there’s a lot of recorded material from my UK travels which may find its way onto the podcast in the new year. Things have been busy however behind the scenes...
We've successfully concluded the logistics of our collaborative live "FutureCast" event, on January 22nd 2020 with the Society of Architects, Planners, Engineers, Surveyors (APES+). Our diverse and talented panel members include:
The panel and audience will review the 2019 year from the perspectives of each panelist and look ahead to the balance of 2020 what intrigues, what frightens and what enthuses the panel? Where are we going and what can we each contribute in this space? The audience will have a chance to make their own inputs and reflections and take the opportunities to draw on the expertise and perspectives of the panel. The content will form the basis of one of our first episodes of the new year. I am delighted to announce the confirm the following panelists speakers –some are familiar names and organisations, others are forging the next generation of built environment thinking and it promises to be a very special and unique evening and we would encourage you to RSVP on a first come, first served basis via membership@cifa.org.za it makes for a very unique and interesting evening.
Many thanks to the Ron Haiden and his committee team at APES+ for allowing us to keep the entry to a minimal R50 for general entry and free for students. We are hoping for a large and enthusiastic audience on Hout Street. And again we would encourage you to RSVP on a first come, first served basis! Do it, do it now!
We’ve also partnered up with the Urban Knowledge Exchange Southern Africa (UKSEA) with a view to hosting some of the supporting material and content promoting the podcast there. Thanks so much to Mark Napier and his team for reaching out and providing this new platform. I’ve given up on the website thing! The Survey Monkey questionnaire has been updated and if you haven’t already taken 2 minutes of your time to fill it in online please head over to the site via this link direct your thoughts and answers there. We have at least four interviews scheduled for the new year so the expanding editorial team will be hard at work to bring you the best and most diverse topics and thought leaders in the built environment.
This is likely TTPod's last bulletin for the year and we want to thank all of the our listeners and contributors for all their effort and support. 1,800 listeners and 14 episodes down in a 5 month period is something we should celebrate and look to expand on in the new year. All the best to all in the coming festive season!